desperatly trying to get my steering bled, it is doing my head in and need my work truck back on the road, please help.
power steering died when driving home the other day, so pulled over to find the pump looking pretty hot and smoking, so took the belt off and drove home.
thought it would be the pump so bought a new britpart one from paddocks, fitted it and there was no change.
so then thought it must be the box, took the box off and replaced that. had a small piece of mushed up aluminium fall out of one of the port holes when i chucked the old box on the bench which reassured me it was buggered.
so now have new pump and box and still cant get power steering to work, i tried bleeding it for hours last night.
got the wheels jacked up, and nipple un-done. have been steeruing from side to side like a mad man but the pump isnt pumping!!!
it is not circulating in the reseviour, and i can crack off the banjo bolt for the pump outlet whilst its going and it doesnt come pissing out like you would expect?
i cannot get it bled through. tried for ages then thought that the new pump must be carp so refitted the old one (as it seems to work fine in my hand), and i cannot get that bled thrugh either!
bear in mind, pumps good, box is good, pipes and all good and resevior definatly not blocked as ive checked it.
if you have had this problem yourself then i would appreciate some advice.
